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Judicial Selection

173 published works

inversecondemnation.com November 18, 2011
AG’s Statement About JSC List Case And Rule Changes
By Robert H. Thomas
The Hawaii Attorney General today issued a statement responding to the recently-announced changes in the Judicial Selection Commission Rules, whereby the Commission said that from here forward, it would publicly…
IAALS Blog November 15, 2011
Christie slams N.J. Supreme Court for fast-tracking challenge to judges' health-benefits law
By Admindrop
Bypassing the intermediate appellate court, the supreme court agreed to review a trial court decision invalidating an increase in judges’ contributions to their health insurance and pensions. Governor Christie characterized…
International Law Prof Blog November 11, 2011
New Judges Elected to ICJ
By InternationalLaw Blogger
Yesterday, the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council elected four Members of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for a term of office of nine years, beginning on 6…
IAALS Blog November 9, 2011
Lawmaker seeks alternative to elections to pick judges
By Admindrop
Lawmaker seeks alternative to elections to pick judges admindrop Tue, 11/08/2011 - 17:15 Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director ... [This is a content summary only. Click through to visit the…
IAALS Blog October 28, 2011
Committee looks at how North Carolina selects judges
By Admindrop
A joint legislative committee considered changing the process for selecting the state’s appellate judges. The primary proposal is to put party labels for judicial candidates back on the ballot, in…
IAALS Blog October 25, 2011
New way to pick TN judges proposed
By Admindrop
A state senator proposed a constitutional amendment to alter the way the members of the state’s three appellate courts are selected. The proposal calls for a modified federal selection process,…
The Faculty Lounge July 11, 2011
An American in Strasbourg: Transatlantic Legal Culture Shock
Back in June 2006, I traveled to lovely Strasbourg, France to facilitate my study of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the Council of Europe's judicial organ. While there…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog February 25, 2011
Iowa Supreme Court Update
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
The Governor of Iowa did not choose Professor Angela Onwuachi-Willig to fill one of the three vacancies on the Iowa Supreme Court resulting from last November's election, a possibility we…
Labor Law Prof Blog January 28, 2011
Onwuachi-Willig a Finalist for Iowa Supreme Court
By Workplace Prof
Congratulations to Angela Onwuachi-Willig, Professor of Law and the Charles M. and Marion J. Kierscht Scholar at the University of Iowa, who has been named one of nine finalists for…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog January 20, 2011
Iowa District Judge Pratt Dismisses Challenge to Iowa Judicial Selection
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
On November 2, 2010, three Iowa Supreme Court justices stood for retention and were not retained by the voters of Iowa. This result is widely assumed to be attributable to…